Neuropsychological performance in Gulf War era veterans: Motivational factors and effort

Journal of Psychopathology and Behavioral Assessment

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 129-138

  Lindem, Karen ^a,b   White, Roberta F ^a,b,c,d,e   Heeren, Timothy ^a,c   Proctor, Susan P ^a,b,c   Krengel, Maxine ^a,b   Vasterling, Jennifer ^f,g   Wolfe, Jessica ^a,b,d   Sutker, Patricia B ^g,h   Kirkley, Shalene ^a   Keane, Terence M ^a,b,d  

^a VA BOSTON HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^b BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^d BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

^f VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^g TULANE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^h TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Gulf War syndrome; Malingering; Motivation; Neuropsychological tests

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTENTION; DEMOGRAPHY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALINGERING; MEMORY; MENTAL HEALTH; MOTIVATION; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PERSIAN GULF SYNDROME; SOLDIER; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; VISUAL MEMORY;

EID: 0037495076     PISSN: 08822689     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1023399100404     Document Type: Article

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